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Summer Essentials: Beauty Products for Hayfever

Monday, 25 June 2012

The sun has finally decided to come out and play! But along with it comes the accompanying high pollen counts sadly. I don't often complain about the sunshine, as I've always preferred hot weather to cold, but I do suffer from hayfever and it can be a BITCH at times! So when the pollen goes up, I find myself adding an extra couple of beauty products to my everyday make-up bag in order to help cover up some of the symptoms of hayfever. I don't think I've seen many posts like this about, so I thought it may be helpful to those who might feel a bit self conscious during hayfever season.

Blink & Go Long Lasting Mascara - A good waterproof mascara is a must for most people during the hotter months, but even more so for hayfever sufferers. With all that sneezing going on, if you're going to wear mascara, make sure you pick one that won't leave you with smeary panda eyes.

Barry M Shimmering Eye and Lip Crayon in 01 - I often dab a bit of a light, champagney colour on my inner eye area to make me look more awake, and find myself doing this more often when hayfever strikes. It just helps to lessen the tired look you get when you've been sneezing.

Liz Earle Eyebright Soothing Eye Lotion* - Oh boy, do I wish someone had given me a bottle of this when I was younger! This is so useful for refreshing red and sore eyes. It's a very gentle herbal lotion that cleanses and tones the eye area. You put a small amount on a cotton wool pad and sweep it over closed eyes to revitalise and refresh. It's lovely and soothing, exactly what I need when hayfever has made my eyes look awful! This is still worth checking out even if you don't have hayfever because it reduces puffiness and removes light make-up too.

Everyday Minerals Mint Color Corrector - A very clever make-up trick can be achieved by using this simple green powder to cover up any redness on your face. This is particularly good around the nose area. Apply your usual concealer over the top of it and you're good to go.

Hay Max - A friend introduced me to Hay Max about two years ago and I always have a pot of it with me during spring and summer. It's basically an all natural balm that you apply at the base of your nose and it acts as a pollen barrier, trapping it before it reaches you. It doesn't completely stop me from sneezing, but I definitely sneeze less when I use this. The one I have has a slight Lavender fragrance and you can also get it in Aloe Vera and unscented.

Glad you found it helpful, I thought I'd write one because I couldn't find anything similar when I was looking for this theme. I always get my Hay Max from Holland and Barrett, they have a mix and match B1G1F deal on at the mo :) xx

Great post! I suffer quite badly with hayfever and puffy eyes, so I've asked for the Liz Earle Eyebright for my Birthday in August, glad to hear it works! I will definitely be keeping an eye open for Hay Max too, where can you buy it from? xXx

I suffer from terrible hay fever. I have had sore eyes all day, and I could have wept when I caught sight of my puffy red face half way through the day. I love both Liz Earle and Essential minerals but have not tried these products. I could have used them today! Thanks for sharing.x

I've also started using the liz Earle lotion to refresh my eyes. It works very well and I'm definitely less itchy. Hay max is also great, such a simple idea but effective.... Hay fever can be a torture!!! :( x

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